Sawtooth City, Idaho is an Unincorporated City in Blaine County.

Welcome!

Sawtooth City (also known as Smiley Creek) is picturesque, year-round mountain community located at the south-end of the Stanley Basin, nine miles from Galena Summit.

This is the official website where Sawtooth City residents can find resource, ordinance, and financial information for the Sawtooth City Association, Water Users Board, and the Smiley Creek Rural Fire District.

Learn more about the Sawtooth City history from this article provided by resident, David Keiski.

Department Contacts

Sawtooth City Association

Suzy Hayes, President

suzyhayes234@gmail.com

(208) 720-5636

Water Users Board

Don Shepler, President

donja218@gmail.com

(208) 720-1209

Rural Fire Protection District

Dave Tengesdal, Fire Chief

dswt@custertel.net

(208) 833-2603

For emergency law enforcement, medical assistance, or to report a fire, dial 911

Upcoming Events

Annoucements

Resources

  • Smiley Creek Lodge

    (208) 774-3547

    Restaurant, Lodging, Groceries, Clothing, Souvenirs, Ice Cream, and Snowmobile Rentals

  • Smiley Creek Airport

    Smiley Creek airport, U87. Elevation 7200 ft., 4900 ft. length. Well maintained grass strip operated by the Idaho Dept. of Aviation.

    Photo by Jim Trudeau

  • NOAA Local Weather

    Forecast for Smiley Creek

  • Airport Live Cameras

    Idaho Transportation 511

    SH-75 Smiley Creek Airport

  • Stanley Area Snowmobile Trail Grooming Activity

    City of Stanley grooming activities as well as upcoming winter events.

  • Sawtooth Ski Club

    Current Activities and Grooming Report

    Ski over 30 kilometers of groomed trails at the Park Creek and Alturas Lake Ski Areas.

  • BCRD - Winter Trail Report

    BCRD manages, maintains and grooms over 160km of terrain including over 50km of trails around Galena Lodge located in the heart of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

    Winter Trial Report - Upcoming Events

  • MTE

    208-355-2211 - Customer Support

    208-414-8372 - Technical Support

    Contact for High Speed Fiber Optic Internet Services

  • Idaho Fish & Game Stocking Report

    Salmon Region

    This report highlights the monthly fish stocking schedule. Unless noted, fish listed below are all 10 to 12 inch rainbow trout.

    Sawtooth Fish Hatchery near Stanley, ID has a visitor center open year round from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Steelhead and Chinook salmon can be viewed during fish running seasons.

  • Dark Sky Reserve

    The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) designated the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve in December 2017. It is only the twelfth Dark Sky Reserve worldwide. IDA awarded this area Gold Tier status, the highest ranking for night sky quality.

    Brochure, map and local ordinance information available.

  • Sawtooth Chamber of Commerce

    Stanley Area Business Directory

    See information about upcoming events as well.

  • Wood River Valley Chamber of Commerce

    Directory of Wood River Valley Businesses

    Discover upcoming events for Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley.

Contact SC Association

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Sawtooth City Association is a designated community (subdivision) within the SNRA. It is not an HOA and does not generate any revenue to operate. We rely on donations to cover business expenses, which include website costs and social events. Please click the button below to make a credit card donation.

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